Where does “ధాన్యము” come from?

ధాన్యము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit धान्य, from Sanskrit धाना, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-European dʰoHnéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

ధాన్యము (Telugu): Rice in the husk; Food grain in general; cereal

Definitions

  1. Rice in the husk; Food grain in general; cereal

Ancestry of “ధాన్యము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधान्यcorn, grain; coriander
2Sanskritधानाgrain; corn
3Proto-Indo-IraniandʰaHnáHseed, grain
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰoHnéh₂grain
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “ధాన్యము”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰoHnéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰaHnáH →
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